Lee Mirim leads Asian cavalcade at British Open

Lee Mirim couldn't match her great golf of the first round, but a 71 was still good enough to hold the halfway lead on 11 under par 133 at the Women's British Open at Woburn on Friday. The 25-year-old South Korean leads an Asian 1-2-3 as she holds a one shot lead over China's Feng Shanshan (68) and Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn (69). Scotland's Catriona Matthew, who will be 47 next month and won the title at Royal Lytham and St Annes in 2009, shot a best of day 65 and moved into joint fourth place on nine under alongside another South Korean, Jang Ha-Na (67).

Continue reading...